Key leaders
Who was the leader of the Indian National Congress?
Mahatma Ghandi
This 1930 protest involved walking to the sea to defy British salt laws.
Salt March
What was the name of the company who ruled over India?
British East India Company
What is Pan-Africanism?
Movement to unify Africans against colonialism
This political party led much of the independence movement in India.
Indian National Congress
Who was Ghana’s first Prime Minister and President?
Kwame Nkrumah
What was the first Sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from Britain?
Ghana
What was India known as under British rule?
"Crown Colony"
What was the result of the Independence movement in South Africa?
The apartheid system was dismantled and free elections were held.
Ghandi was known for performing this act.
Civil disobedience
Who was South Africa's first black president in 1994?
Nelson Mandela
After this 1919 massacre, Indian nationalism surged.
Amritsar Massacre
What is the Viceroy system?
A system where an official reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory.
Ghana gained independence mostly through this method
peaceful negotiation/nonviolence
This 1942 movement called for the British to leave India immediately.
Quit India Movement
Who advocated for a separate muslim state, which led to the creation of Pakistan?
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
What was the Mau Mau Uprising?
Violent rebellion against British colonial rule, which contributed to Kenya’s eventual independence.
What were the causes of the Sepoy Rebellion?
BEIC required sepoys serve outside India, banned religious custom of sati, & new rifles were issued & rumor was that the tips of the cartridges were greased in animal fat
This global event caused many African soldiers to return home and demand political rights.
World War II
What was the Swadeshi Movement?
A boycott of British goods, which promoted Indian-made goods.
Who was a key figure in the Algerian War for Independence against France and also founded the FLN?
Ahmed Ben Bella
This African country fought an 8-year war against France to gain independence.
Algeria
What battle did the British East India Company win, which allowed them to gain control of Indian territory?
Battle of Plassey 1757
This international body replaced the OAU in 2002.
African Union (AU)
Why did the British grant independence to India after WWII?
Indian resistance, global pressure, & economic exhaustion.